Boise State President Marlene Tromp

‘We care about what students think. It doesn’t make our choices for us.’ Tromp takes stand

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Some school districts are ‘scrambling’ for maintenance money after HB 521

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Big City awarded $3 million in lawsuit against Boise State administrators

The jury awarded Sarah Jo Fendley $3 million in damages for business losses, mental and emotional distress, personal humiliation and lost reputation. One former Boise State administrator was liable for another $1 million in punitive damages.

Heath Druzin gathers sound from an animatronic velociraptor at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., during the production of the second season of the podcast "Extremely American." (Courtesy photo.)

A look inside Christian nationalism — with an Idaho emphasis

MONEY

School trustees’ legislative proposals call for more state funding amid budget crunches

2024 Gov. Brad Little State of the State Legislature Statehouse

Critchfield discusses weighted formula, trade-offs in budget proposal

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College of Western Idaho

This time around, CWI holds a non-election

North Idaho College

Two incumbent NIC trustees will not seek re-election

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Conservatives hold majority on legislative DEI working group

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Opinion

New taxes, spending, recess time, and school board spouses

Chris Cargill

Idaho’s elections are not broken, and do not need to be replaced by a failed idea

Rep. Mike Moyle

“He who represents himself has a fool for a client” — Abraham Lincoln

Jim Jones

Educational freedom: Empowering Idaho’s families beyond the status quo

Karen McGee

Let’s talk government, civics and the U.S. Constitution in schools this Sept. 17

Debbie Critchfield

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When life hands you a heatwave, make lemonade

Episode 96: A postsession conversation with Debbie Critchfield

A full and chaotic 94-day legislative session finally wrapped up on Wednesday.

So how did Debbie Critchfield fare in her second session as state schools superintendent?

Kevin Richert and Ryan Suppe interview Critchfield about what happened — and didn’t happen — with proposals that were on her radar for the session.

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On May 17, the University of Idaho abruptly announced its plan to acquire the University of Phoenix, sending shockwaves through the state’s education and political circles.

At $685 million, it could be the largest and most polarizing transaction in Idaho higher education history. The U of I insists the deal will be a moneymaker. But Phoenix, a for-profit online giant with an enrollment of 85,000 students, is saddled with a checkered history and a tarnished reputation.

Idaho Education News’ Kevin Richert has closely followed this story for months, breaking news and fighting for the public’s right to know.

See the highlights of his coverage »

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